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Slide Show: Toasting to the PDX Urban Wine Experience

June 12, 2014

Winery owner Jan Marc, of Jan-Marc Cellars, was on hand to offer tastings of his Rose, Cabernet Sauvignon and Bastard Red (no that’s not a typo).

12 Wineries were represented at this years’ Urban Wine Experience. Bow & Arrow, Clay Pigeon Winery, Division Winemaking Company, ENSO Winery, Fullerton Wines, Helioterra Wines, Hip Chicks Do Wine, Jan-Marc Wine Cellars, Seven Bridges Winery, Vincent Wine

Not quite red, not quite white, rosé wines have become a favorite summer-sipper.

While there were many different varietals on display, the clear king of the day was Pinot Noir—Oregon’s number 1 produced varietal by almost a three to one ratio.

Smell is one of the most important elements of wine tasting. Our sense of smell comes from an area of the brain called the Limbic System, which is also the area of the brain where taste resides. Memory and emotion are located in there as well, which acco

On June 8, RefugePDX became the wine hub of Portland, when 12 of the metropolitan area's urban wineries gathered to pour their wines and connect wine lovers with winemakers themselves. The PDX Urban Wine Experience isn’t just a way to taste great wines from local vineyards—it's also an extensive tour of what makes Oregon a great wine-growing region. With grapes imported from most of the states major growing region, visitors were able to try the wide variety of wines Oregon can produce, without moving more than twenty feet. Longtime industry stalwarts Hip Chicks do Wine and Jan-Marc Cellars were joined by newcomers Clay Pigeon Winery and last-minute sign up Fausse Piste Winery. Check out our photos from the event for a peek at the action.

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